Hawks: Ax falls on two former receivers

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Teams are scrambling to clear salary cap space before the NFL free agency period begins Friday, and two former Seahawks wide receivers were among the casualties today.

The Panthers released D.J. Hackett, who signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract in free agency last year. The move was not a surprise, after Hackett caught 13 passes for 181 yards. He was not able to win the No. 2 spot in Carolina and even lost the No. 3 spot.

Also released was Joey Galloway — as part of a youth movement by the Buccaneers, who also cut Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Brooks, running back Warrick Dunn, linebacker Cato June and receivers Ike Hilliard.

Galloway is 37 and missed a lot of time with injuries last season. But the Seahawks former first-round draft choice already had outrun Father Time in Tampa, stringing together three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons (2005-07).

Before you go there, I wouldn’t expect the Seahawks to make a move on either receiver. Galloway is too old and Hackett, a fifth-round draft choice in 2004, can’t stay healthy.